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Could a ROWE (Results-Only Work Environment) be right for your classroom?

The Cornerstone for Teachers

They were curious if framing employees’ work by their results (instead of “you have to be at your desk from X to Y”) would improve both company outcomes and employees’ experiences. Between 2005 and 2007, productivity increased by 41% and employee turnover decreased by 90%. Where, when, and how they chose to do the work was up to them.

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Educating Kids for Life not for Tests

The CoolCatTeacher

I was a science educator, so I’m pretty comfortable and confident using technologies of all kinds, although the kids have really surpassed me when we start to get some of the newer tools that their using, particularly as part of their Maker Work. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show. It doesn’t scare me.

Education 247
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Inside Maine’s disastrous roll out of proficiency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

In 2007, Maine’s then-commissioner, Susan Gendron, invited DeLorenzo to speak at a summer conference for superintendents in Bar Harbor. To build public support for the changes, the foundation also gave smaller grants to youth and immigrant advocacy groups in the districts. So far, none of the academies are in Maine.

Learning 111
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AI and Personalized Learning That Goes Beyond Tech: The Latest Camelback Ventures Cohort

Edsurge

The company, which is based in Oakland, counts LinkedIn and PathSource among its competitors. They are a collection of all the documents the company has compiled on a single scientific concept. Forefront offers in-person trainings, ranging from teaching companies about implicit bias to helping them recruit better.

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Ohio shutting down its clearinghouse for online lessons

eSchool News

Since 2007, an online clearinghouse has helped Ohio educators choose well-designed online lessons from a vast marketplace of products and has made them available free. The clearinghouse was in the news recently when ProgressOhio, a liberal advocacy group, charged that officials of Gov. million to make it work with the clearinghouse.

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The 2019 Global Education Conference - Full List of 130 Sessions and 10 Keynotes!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

In the fall of 2007, Courtney went on to attend the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities as a first-generation college student. I used to work in cafes and restaurants and in 2005 me and friend of mine set up this company with social responsibility. We started the Tour company to show the real side of slums and its community.

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Not all towns are created equal, digitally

The Hechinger Report

And their cash-strapped school district has struggled to provide them with even the most basic digital tools. She says she is deeply committed to computer-assisted teaching because it gives students with limited tech experience exposure to digital tools. Most hope to eventually land tech-related jobs.

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